Horezm Water Project

2021 -

The provision of a sovereign loan of up to US$ 60 million (€50 million) to the Republic of Uzbekistan to be on-lent and/or granted to the water utility Limited Liability Company Xorazm Suv Ta'minoti, formerly known as the State Unitary Enterprise Horezm Suvokova to finance the Company's Priority Investment Programme (PIP). The PIP includes such investments in water and wastewater infrastructure of Khoresmoblast as the construction of new water intakes and renewal of pumping stations, water and wastewater treatment facilities, and the installation of household and bulk meters. These components are aimed at improving water quality, access to safe drinking water and wastewater treatment services.

Namangan Regional Water and Wastewater Project

2021 -

Provision of a sovereign loan of up to USD 70 million (EUR 63 million) to the Republic of Uzbekistan for the benefit of Limited liability company Namangan Suv Ta'minoti, formerly known as State Unitary Enterprise Namangan Suvokova (the "Company") to finance the rehabilitation of water and wastewater infrastructure in the Namangan Region (the "Project").

Namangan Water Project

2021 -

The provision of a sovereign loan of up to US$ 60 million (€50 million) to the Republic of Uzbekistan to be on-lent and/or granted to the water utility Limited Liability Company Namangan Suv Ta'minoti, formerly known as the State Unitary Enterprise Namangan Suvokova to finance its Priority Investment Programme (PIP). The PIP includes such investments in water and wastewater infrastructure of Namangan oblast as the rehabilitation of water and wastewater networks and pumping stations, the construction of water and wastewater treatment plants, laboratory equipment and the extension of metering coverage in the city of Namangan. These components are aimed at improving water quality, access to safe drinking water and wastewater treatment services.

Tashkent Water Improvement Project

2021 -

The provision of a sovereign loan of up to US$ 30 million (€25 million) to the Republic of Uzbekistan to be on-lent and/or granted to the water utility Limited Liability Company Toshkent Shahar Suv Ta'minoti, formerly known as the State Unitary Enterprise SuvSoz to finance its Priority Investment Programme (PIP). The PIP includes such investments in water and wastewater infrastructure of the City of Tashkent as construction of a waste water collector, installation of pumps, valves and pressure regulators.

Regional : Improving Access and Strengthening Innovations for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene in Selected Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation Countries and the Caucasus

2022 - 2025

The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will develop a set of technical, institutional, and policy tools to improve access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems for the most underserved communities and populations, including women, vulnerable groups such as children and people with special needs in seven countries within the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) region and Caucasus.

CROMO-ADAPT

2022 - 2025

To inform policy making, planning and implementation of adaptation measures in the water and risk management sectors in Central Asia, based on high quality cryospheric data, model predictions and long-term climate information services, in order to increase the resilience of the local population to climate change.

Smart and Precise Prognostic Hydrology for Innovative Risk Management and Resource Use Efficiency in Central Asia (SAPPHIRE)

2022 - 2026

to improve hydro-meteorological services provision to key stakeholders in Central Asia (CA).

Uzbekistan Water Supply Energy Efficiency Project

2022 -

The provision of a sovereign loan of up to US$ 199.96 million (€188.5 million) to the Republic of Uzbekistan ("RoU") to finance the modernisation of pumping stations used for irrigation water conveyance ("IWC") and other related infrastructure across three regions of Fergana valley (the "Project").

Climate Adaptive Water Resources Management in the Aral Sea Basin Sector Project

2022 - 2030

The proposed project will build on lessons learned from past and ongoing projects of ADB in water resources in Uzbekistan. It will undertake a long-term, strategic and knowledge-based approach. The project will deliver climate adaptive solutions to water resources management by modernizing irrigation and drainage in selected subprojects within the Amu Darya and (selective reaches of the) Zarafshan River Basins in Uzbekistan.

Developing the sanitation systems of secondary cities in the regions of Navoi and Kashkadarya, in Uzbekistan

2022 - 2027

The aim of the project is to set up a modern collective sanitation system in each of the cities of Karmana, Kitob and Shakhrisabz. It includes construction work combined with a significant capacity-building component. The work will consist of building a centralized wastewater treatment system in each of the three cities, including the installation of connections and collectors, the construction of a wastewater treatment plant, as well as the installation of a discharge system for treated wastewater compatible with its reutilization in irrigation.

Uzbekistan : Tashkent Province Sewerage Improvement Project

2022 - 2028

The project takes an integrated approach to improving the access to and reliability of water supply and sanitation (WSS) services in Tashkent Province; and will strengthen climate resilience, gender equality, and environmental sustainability for a green and inclusive recovery after the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. It will achieve this by (i) enhancing sewerage coverage in cities; (ii) improving decentralized sanitation in rural areas; (iii) installing production and consumption water meters; (iv) supporting comprehensive capacity building of the Tashkent Suvtaminot (TST), the provincial WSS utility; (v) preventing the spread of COVID-19 through gender-friendly awareness campaigns for water, sanitation, hygiene, and health (WASH+H) measures; and (vi) engaging civil society for broad citizen participation.

Climate sensitive integrated water resources management in Central Asia

2023 - 2027

The aim of the Project is to strengthen regional cooperation in the water sector in the Central Asia region (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan) and to promote awareness and use of climate-sensitive, sustainable integrated water resources management (IWRM) among the five countries. The Project will encourage political and technical dialogue at the regional and national basin levels, provide IWRM and managerial training to river basin organizations staff, capacity building and networking among Swiss, German and Central Asian universities, and promote joint initiatives for water managers of the five Central Asian countries at the micro- and meso level.

Water-Energy-Land-use Linkages

2023 - 2028

The Water-Energy-Land-use Linkages project is implemented by a consortium led by the OECD in cooperation with EBRD, FAO, SIC ICWC and UNECE. The project aims to provide the participating Central Asian countries with ways to apply energy, water, land-use nexus approaches to modify the planning processes and adopt a whole-of-government concept to address socio-economic and environmental challenges. The nexus approach aims to: 1) Enhance institutional and individual capacity that leads to integration of nexus considerations into policy development and project planning in Central Asia; 2) Scale up finance for projects and businesses that generate nexus benefits and contribute to deeper regional and cross-sectoral co-operation toward climate, energy, water, and food security; 3) Foster political dialogue at the regional level to build confidence in the benefits of co-operation on the nexus and demonstrate the opportunities for high-impact, cross-sectoral investments in support of energy, water, and land use security in the region.

Women, Water Management and Conflict Prevention — Phase III

2023 - 2025

The new project Women, Water Management and Conflict Prevention – Phase III (Project No. 1102546) was launched in February 2023 and aims at contributing to more inclusive and participatory water governance and capacity building for women professionals with special consideration for increasing women’s participation in water-related negotiations, mediation processes and conflict prevention. The project is important to address transboundary water co-operation and elevate the importance of women participation in high-level decision making in transboundary basins and water co-operation with positive implications for regional peace and security.

Uzbekistan: Operation and Maintenance Sustainability of Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure

2023 - 2026

The knowledge and support technical assistance (TA) will improve the financial sustainability of the Uzsuvtaminot Joint Stock Company (UJSC), the national agency managing and developing Uzbekistan's municipal water supply and sanitation (WSS) sector and the capacity of the executing agency for WSS projects funded by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).